Africa's week in pictures: 23-29 June 2017

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week.

Image copyrightAFPImage captionAlgeria's Ouidad Sfouh (left) jumps for joy after beating the CAR's Marline Niambongui for the ladies bantamweight title at the African boxing championships in Congo Brazzaville last weekend.Image copyrightEPAImage captionKenya's Nasa opposition coalition launches its manifesto in style at an event in Nairobi on Tuesday, with just over a month to go until the general election...Image copyrightEPAImage captionA day earlier it was the turn of supporters of the ruling Jubilee Party to get their show on the road.Image copyrightEPAImage captionMaking African beer brewed with sorghum malt is a tradition for Mariam and her mother in Ivory Coast. The drink, known as dolo, is sold at market stalls and drunk in calabashes.Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionYoung people living as refugees in Uganda perform a song during a refugees' solidarity summit held in the capital Kampala.Image copyrightAFPImage captionA Libyan coastguard looks down at the occupants of a boat during the rescue of 147 illegal migrants attempting to reach Europe off the coastal town of Zawiyah, 45km west of the capital Tripoli.Image copyrightAFPImage captionIn Johannesburg, members of the Black First Land First movement demonstrate outside a branch of the Absa Bank in the city centre.Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionIn Morocco, people attend Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in the suburb of Sale...Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionWhile Egyptians celebrate and try to catch balloons released after Eid prayers at a public park, outside El-Seddik Mosque in Cairo...Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionAnd in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, Muslim women use fans while attending Eid al-Fitr prayers.Image copyrightAFPImage captionFriends, parents and relatives pay tribute to victims of the deadly attack last week on the Campement Kangaba resort, near the Malian capital Bamako.

Images courtesy of AFP, EPA, Getty Images and Reuters

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